Climate Impact Report – 7/22

July 22, 2024

Key Facts Of The Day 7/22

On Saturday, more than 20 streets flooded in Savannah, Georgia.
Since June 21, Ruidoso, New Mexico, has seen eight floodwaters cascading down mountainsides into the village.
As of Sunday, thousands of Texas residents remained without power since Hurricane Beryl.

As of Monday, 60 large active wildfires have burned 737,698 acres across AL, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, OR, UT, and WA. This year to date, 26,048 wildfires have burned 3,408,998 acres across the country.
In Arizona, 7 fires have burned 24,402 acres as of Monday.
In California, 10 fires have burned 95,234 acres as of Monday.
- A wildfire in Riverside County, California, has burned three homes and damaged several others, prompting officials to order evacuations for an estimated 100 residents.
In Colorado, 1 fire has burned 494 acres as of Monday.
In New Mexico, 6 fires have burned 17,309 acres as of Monday.
In Oregon, 17 fires have burned 466,633 acres as of Monday.
In Utah, 5 fires have burned 36,630 acres as of Monday.
- A wildfire in Salt Lake City forced people to evacuate, and more than 100 firefighters worked to protect nearby homes.
In Washington, 6 fires have burned 35,475 acres as of Monday.

Almost two weeks after Hurricane Beryl hit, heat-related deaths during the prolonged power outages have pushed the number of storm-related fatalities to at least 23 in Texas.
Over the weekend, a heat wave brought dangerously high temperatures near 110 degrees to some inland parts of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
- Sunday marked the 14th straight day with highs above 99 degrees in Boise, Idaho, after reaching 108 degrees.
- The Boise Farmers Market closed early for the second Saturday in a row to keep vendors safe in the heat.
Since June 1, the National Weather Service has issued 18 heat advisories in Pennsylvania, 13 more than the average for this time period over the last two decades.